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Chapter 1 and 2

• Moitessier prepares for a solo round-the-world race sponsored by the Sunday Times.
• Accepting a camera, Moitessier refuses a heavy transmitter, which limits his ability to communicate.
• From Plymouth, Moitessier sails to Madeira, then toward Trinidad, where he is followed by flying fish.

Chapter 3 and 4

• Approaching a harbor in Trinidad, Moitessier does not see human activity ashore, and he does not see the boat he was hoping to see.
• Leaving Trinidad, Moitessier washes the hull of his boat in calm seas.
• Moitessier's strategy is to pass the three great capes early in the summer: the Cape of Good Hope, of Leeuwin, and the Horn.

Chapter 5 and 6

• Near Walker Bay, South Africa, Moitessier passes a message to a freighter, but also collides with it.
• Rigging up his own tools, Moitessier repairs his mast and bowsprit.
• When the ship is knocked down, his sextant is broken, and he repairs...

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